High School Healthcare Careers Lunch and Learn sessions Grades 9-12 

The Office Community Engagement and Health Programs in partnership with Youth force Nola and Junior Achievement have created quarterly Lunch and Learn sessions with area high schools for students in grades 9-12 to engage with healthcare professionals about career opportunities in medicine.

For more information, please contact Geri Davis, Outreach Director 

Email: gdavis6@lsuhsc.edu 

Phone: 504-568-4720


Tiger Stripes Afterschool Tutoring Program 

An afterschool program for 6-8 grade students at select partner schools who have expressed interest in having medical school students serve as tutors to provide homework assistance, eighth grade LEAP exam preparation, sharpen math and science test-taking skills, and discuss healthcare awareness through living a healthy lifestyle. 

For more information, please contact Geri Davis, Outreach Director 

Email: gdavis6@lsuhsc.edu 

Phone: 504-568-4720


Career Awareness Days

Middle and high school students are brought to LSU Health Sciences Center for a full-day and given faculty overviews of medicine, nursing, denistry, allied health, veterinary medicine,a nd pharmacy , followed by lunch with community physician and interactive tours of labortories givenby basic scientists.

For more information, please contact Geri Davis, Outreach Director 

Email: gdavis6@lsuhsc.edu 

Phone: 504-568-4720


Summer Science

This is a 5-week program for high school students who come to LSUHSC from around the state to experience an cademically enriching environment and participate in educational and motivational activities.  Students are exposed to biomedical research and have hands-on experience in medicine, nursing, dentistry, allied health and other health fields.  Please use this link to apply 

For more information, please contact Geri Davis, Outreach Director 

Email: gdavis6@lsuhsc.edu 

Phone: 504-568-4720

 


STEM NOLA Medicine Fellows 

In collaboration with the STEM NOLA Organization LSU School of Medicine Office of Community Engagement and Health Programs Host grades 9-12 students on LSUHSC campus each semester for 4 hours on a Saturday to expose students to educational and motivational activities. Students participate in hands-on activities in our robotic simulation labs, and are presented  with opportunities to engage in biomedical research. 

For more information, please contact Geri Davis, Outreach Director

Email: gdavis6@lsuhsc.edu 

Phone: 504-568-4720